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Manchester, New Hampshire -
"Take the position!" CNN's John King has appointed the candidates as they approached their lecterns, just before the antenna for the debate on Monday evening.

A collection of cartoons on the presidential race.
The Republican presidential candidates that the host she said.
Mitt Romney, the situation in favorites but carefully removed.
Tim Pawlenty, has the position of a rival shy, accepted to take over the leadership apprehensive.

Newt Gingrich, took a boring college professor.

Ron Paul and Herman Cain had all sorts of positions - the privatization of social security? Test the loyalty of Muslims who want to serve in government? - When Rick Santorum said that he could be reciting platitudes.

It was a candidate who has passed the normal position when he stood a head shorter than the six men on stage. Eleven minutes into the debate did Michele Bachmann the show, and not back in the next hour and 49 minutes.

"I just want to make an announcement," he said when asked his first question. "Today I have my papers submitted to the Office of the President of the United States .... So I wanted to request you the first to know."

It was a bit transparent - Bachmann had no doubt he would work next - but it led was one of many moments that attract the attention of a member without portfolio Minnesota, to stand out from the crowd.

King treated spectators to a game, ask each candidate a "this or that" question. Bachmann is Elvis or Johnny Cash? (Answer:. Fois) If Santorum prefer Leno or Conan? loves yield (Neither.) Other questions that Pawlenty prefer Coke Pepsi, Romney called its wings, Kain loves the deep-dish pizza, and Paul pulls out his BlackBerry for the iPhone.

But in reality there is only one-or-was important in this issue: Romney or someone else? Measured by the polls, Republican voters do not want that, especially Romney, a favorite of abnormally low. But up to six or more competitors share the anti-Romney vote, no one has a chance to beat him.

Based on Monday night only Bachmann is the one who has become the anti-Romney on the ground otherwise boring. It is assumed that see the benefit from Romney's consultants, which achieve it far less profitable than most Pawlenty. stubbornly resisted repeated his first Obamneycare "criticism of Romney - - But while Pawlenty on Monday in cans and sweet was Bachmann was a strong attraction for teas that dominate the Republican primary.

She served tea every night owls his favorites: "I would like to announce this evening that Obama is a president of a semester .... I will not rest until I Care .... Obama Repeal There is no other organization like the EPA in fact it should. organization called the killing jobs in America, I .... behind closed doors against my own party fought in the TARP. "

In fact, Bachmann has played an important role in the Troubled Assets Relief Program, but there was no one to score. They were too busy counting the children. "I have five children ... 16 grandchildren," said Romney.

"Karen and I are the parents of seven," Santorum boasted.

"I am the father of two children," said Pawlenty.

contributed "The father of two, grandfather of three," Cain.

But no one could compete with Bachmann. "I had five children, and are the proud parents of 23 children, the big get," she said, that statistical twice in the last debate.

Bachmann does not look bad in front of the camera this time, or more screwed up stories of the Revolutionary War. She said that as president he would "consult with our commander in chief" in the service of gays in the military. And it is inconsistent when she says it has no effect on state laws on marriage, but said a moment later, he would be a constitutional amendment that would do just that support. Even this was not as bad as Romney in Afghanistan Hand "for the Taliban army before the review, which will" of the Afghan army. "

The scene in the "back room" after the debate, told the story of his triumph. During the first 25 minutes, there was no evidence Gingrich campaign surrogates campaign (after the mutiny on the staff last week, its two main alternatives, his daughters, who they believed were "great.") Despite Pawlenty campaign, which produced last campaign manager Nick Ayers (to be said about the moderator's questions on "Obamneycare" that "CNN, for notes that a good report of abuse." lamented).

Romney tries to find substitutes new achievements of its candidates are not new-(state, said Sen. Jeb Bradley, who has over many voters in New Hampshire when he was announced before the Bruins, won ").

But most journalists Bachmann advisers surrounded. "We have this evening the admission of a candidate who deserves to be here seen," said Republican pollster Ed Goeas. "If you wake up the next morning ... you will find Michele Bachmann is driving the debate."

For one night, at least, was true.